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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What do you mean "almost"?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Part of you is oxygen you inhaled.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Most of that oxygen has been around I would think, but I guess some atoms would've come from recent micrometeorites or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I guess, some bacteria might have made it into your body in other ways, but might still be considered part of you in the wider sense...?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plus there's all those microplastics mixed in there.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Those were also arguably food at some point

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

I'll take a #1 2 liter coke bottle and a uhhhhhh mini tray table

crunch mmmm

[–] jerkface 1 points 1 week ago

Eating something doesn't make it food. You can eat a bike but you're not a metalovore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There’s more life in your gut than cells in your whole body

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Ah yeah, my comment was caveated as such, because I assumed those bacteria to have mostly gotten there via food. Then again, no idea if any even survive going through the stomach acid...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Bacteria, air inside you, implants/prostetics. Essentially just a smartass shield.